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Recognised as Colour

#ECBC9F

  • #ECBC9F
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Tan

#ECBC9F is a orange with RGB values 236, 188, 159 and HSL 23°, 67%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ECBC9F#ECBC9F
HEX#ECBC9F
RGBrgb(236, 188, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0.7373, 0.6235
RGB percentages92.5%, 73.7%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(22.6, 67%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.6, 32.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK0%, 20.3%, 32.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,514,783
CSS custom property--colour: #ECBC9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#134360

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9C09Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5CA9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#FAB3B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 10Peach puff · ΔE 10.9Burlywood · ΔE 11.1Navajo white · ΔE 15.2Bisque · ΔE 15.2Wheat · ΔE 15.4
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 10.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FCFEC
Analogous#EC9FA9, #ECE39F
Triadic#9FECBC, #BC9FEC
Split complementary#9FECE3, #9FA9EC
Tetradic#A9EC9F, #9FCFEC, #E39FEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDF7F4
Lighter +10%#F4DACA
Darker −10%#E49E74
Darker −20%#DB814A
Darker −30%#CA6528
Darker −40%#9F5020
More saturated +25%#FAB891
Less saturated −25%#DEC0AD

Channel breakdown

R236
G188
B159
Red236 (92.5%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue22.6°
Saturation (HSL)66.96%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EC · G BC · B 9F

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